This page is for contributions from ACE teachers and principals.
READING
Fluency - Kevin Powers, ACE 15, recommends using GarageBand for assessing student fluency. A teacher records a student reading a passage at the beginning of the year and then a few weeks later the student reads the same passage. On the GarageBand screen, you can watch how the speed waves have improved. The teacher and the student can listen back and both see and hear how they are progressing.
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bear is a wonderful site for K - 5 teachers to integrate Reading and Science. Jessica Fries-Gaither, ACE 6, is a Project Director for this website.
WRITING/PROJECT BASED
Epals is a way to collaborate with other classrooms in the world on different projects. From Kevin Powers, ACE15.
READING
Fluency - Kevin Powers, ACE 15, recommends using GarageBand for assessing student fluency. A teacher records a student reading a passage at the beginning of the year and then a few weeks later the student reads the same passage. On the GarageBand screen, you can watch how the speed waves have improved. The teacher and the student can listen back and both see and hear how they are progressing.
WRITING/PROJECT BASED